GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Important International institutions, agencies and fora, their structure, mandate. World Gold Council: Context: As per WGC’s ‘Bullion Trade in India’ report: Imports made up 86% of India’s gold supply between 2016-2020, and inbound shipments continue to grow despite high import duty. Since the first duty hike in 2012, India …
GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Issues related to Health. Context: Fresh cases of bird flu have been confirmed in the Kuttanad region of Kerala. Response teams have been formed for culling birds in affected areas. Samples have tested positive for the H5N1 influenza virus. What is bird flu? Also called avian influenza. It …
GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Parliament and State Legislatures – structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges and issues arising out of these. Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019: Context: Two years after the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA) was passed by Parliament, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is yet to notify the rules …
GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: Government Policies and issues associated. Context: Amid strong objection from the Opposition, the Lok Sabha has passed two Bills allowing the Centre to extend the tenure of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) chief and the CBI Director up to five years from the current fixed tenure of two years. The …
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GS Paper 1: Topics Covered: Important Geophysical phenomena such as earthquakes, Tsunami, Volcanic activity, cyclone etc. Context: An analysis of past data of cyclones over North Indian Ocean (Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea) during the period from 1891 to 2020 indicates that: The frequency of “very severe cyclonic storms” has increased in recent …
GS Paper 1: Topics Covered: Modern history and important events. Context: The Constituent Assembly of India had held its first meeting 75 years ago on December 9, 1946. Distinguished people from different parts of India, different backgrounds and even differing ideologies came together with one aim- to give the people of India a worthy …
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